Police probe as Neymar uses social media against rape claim
- Brazil and Paris St Germain superstar responds by issuing social media posts to show the accuser sent friendly messages following the alleged attack
- A woman complained to Sao Paulo police last Friday, saying the incident took place at the Sofitel Paris Arc De Triomphe hotel
Soccer star Neymar has responded to a woman’s allegation he raped her in Paris by issuing social media posts meant to show the accuser sent friendly messages following the alleged attack, and police turned up at a training session on Sunday to investigate.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward arrived by helicopter in Teresopolis, Brazil, where he joined the national team in training for the Copa America tournament that starts June 14 in Brazil, but he made no comment to the news media.
Police agents from the Rio de Janeiro state cybercrimes unit visited the training ground and the police communications department confirmed by email they would “investigate the supposed disclosure of a video on the part of Neymar.” But it gave no further details.
According to a Brazilian police report obtained on Saturday, the Brazilian woman, who was not identified, told officers the incident took place May 15 at 8.20pm at the Sofitel Paris Arc De Triomphe hotel. The woman went to police in Sao Paulo on Friday.
Sao Paulo state’s Public Security Secretariat, which oversees police, confirmed that the complaint was registered, but said the investigation is confidential.
